| 387 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 287 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 269 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 650 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4620 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 598 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 258 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1657 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 547 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 556 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 116 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1775 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1909 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1015 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1372 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 724 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38281 | Morohashi |
| 1515 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5953 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 717 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 774 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 395 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
790 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 軽 【ケイ】 light (e.g. aircraft, truck), light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp), kei car
- 軽快 【ケイカイ】 light (of movements), nimble, sprightly, springy, light-hearted, cheerful, buoyant, jaunty, casual (e.g. clothing), rhythmical (e.g. melody), taking a turn for the better (of an illness), receding of symptoms, recovery, convalescence
- 軽々 【ケイケイ】 indiscreetly, thoughtlessly, carelessly, frivolously
- 酌量減軽 【シャクリョウゲンケイ】 reduction of punishment in the light of extenuating circumstances
- 軽忽 【キョウコツ】 indiscreet, thoughtless, absurd, laughable, disdaining, belittling
- 常不軽 【ジョウフキョウ】 Sadaparibhuta (bodhisattva)
- 剽軽 【ヒョウキン】 facetious, droll, funny
Kun reading compounds
- 軽い 【かるい】 light (i.e. not heavy), feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily), light (i.e. of foot), effortless, nimble, agile, non-serious, minor, unimportant, trivial, slight, small, gentle, soft, easy, lighthearted (e.g. joke), easy, simple, indiscriminate
- 軽石 【かるいし】 pumice stone
- 軽やか 【かろやか】 light, easy, non-serious, minor
- 軽んじる 【かろんじる】 to look down on, to make light of
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- ligero
- insignificante
- poco serio
- fácil
Portuguese
- ligeiramente
- insignificante
- sem importância
French
- léger
- insignifiant
- sans importance
| 1572 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7c5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-5 | SKIP code |
| 5701.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8efd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
257 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 挙 【キョ】 action, behavior, behaviour, move, recommendation (of a person for a position)
- 挙式 【キョシキ】 holding a ceremony, wedding ceremony
- 暴挙 【ボウキョ】 violence, reckless action, (an) outrage
- 快挙 【カイキョ】 brilliant achievement, spectacular feat, splendid accomplishment, remarkable deed
Kun reading compounds
- 上げる 【あげる】 to raise, to elevate, to do up (one's hair), to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.), to land (a boat), to deep-fry, to show someone (into a room), to give, to send someone (away), to enrol (one's child in school), to enroll, to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to develop (talent, skill), to improve, to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice), to earn (something desirable), to praise, to give (an example, etc.), to cite, to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.), to arrest, to nominate, to summon (for geishas, etc.), to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.), to bear (a child), to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding), (of the tide) to come in, to vomit, to do for (the sake of someone else), to complete ..., to humbly do ...
- 上がる 【あがる】 to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised, to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in, to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade, to get out (of water), to come ashore, to increase, to improve, to make progress, to be promoted, to advance, to be made (of profit, etc.), to occur (esp. of a favourable result), to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.), to be finished, to be done, to be over, to stop (of rain), to lift, to stop (working properly), to cut out, to give out, to die, to win (in a card game, etc.), to be arrested, to turn up (of evidence, etc.), to be deep fried, to be spoken loudly, to get nervous, to get stage fright, to be offered (to the gods, etc.), to go, to visit, to eat, to drink, to be listed (as a candidate), to serve (in one's master's home), to be complete, to finish, above, north of
- 挙る 【こぞる】 to assemble everything together, to do something as a group
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか
- Korean:
- geo
Spanish
- tener lugar
- elevar
- completamente
- levantar
- poner un ejemplo
- prosperar
Portuguese
- levantar
- plano
- projeto
- comportamento
- ações
French
- faire monter
- plan
- projet
- conduite
- actions
| 375 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 482 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 458 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 439 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1902 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 523 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1356 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1207 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 801 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 815 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1189 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 849 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3106 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1588 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2169 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1957 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12081P | Morohashi |
| 2456 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2150 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1938 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2088 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 434 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 539 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 947 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 3250.2 | Four corner code |
| 9050.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6319 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2264 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 妄想 【モウソウ】 delusion, wild idea, (wild) fancy, (ridiculous) fantasy
- 盲信 【モウシン】 blind acceptance, blind belief, credulity
- 迷妄 【メイモウ】 illusion, fallacy, delusion
- 謬妄 【ビュウモウ】 fallacy, conjecture, baseless thing, random thing
- 妄想 【モウソウ】 delusion, wild idea, (wild) fancy, (ridiculous) fantasy
- 盲信 【モウシン】 blind acceptance, blind belief, credulity
- 狂妄 【キョウボウ】 eccentric, wild, off-kilter, mad
- 誣謗 【フボウ】 slander
Kun reading compounds
- 妄りに 【みだりに】 without authority, without reason, unnecessarily, recklessly, indiscriminately, arbitrarily
Readings
- Korean:
- mang
Spanish
- ilusión
- engaño
- innecesariamente
- arbitrariamente
- sin razón
Portuguese
- desilusão
- desnecessariamente
- sem autoridade
- inconsequente
French
- illusion
- inutile
- sans autorisation
- imprudent
| 1851 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1937 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 288 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1186 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1376 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1463 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1696 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 424 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2509 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1273 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1739 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 498 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6063 | Morohashi |
| 2016 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1177 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 487 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 526 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1071 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 469 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 0040.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5984 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
73 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 動 【ドウ】 motion
- 動員 【ドウイン】 mobilization, mobilisation
- 人事異動 【ジンジイドウ】 personnel change, personnel shift, reshuffle, (annual) staff reassignment
- 異動 【イドウ】 (personnel) change, transfer, relocation, reassignment, reshuffle
Kun reading compounds
- 動く 【うごく】 to move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing, to operate, to run, to go, to work, to make a move, to take action, to act, to go into action, to be touched, to be influenced, to change, to vary, to fluctuate, to waver, to be transferred
- 動く歩道 【うごくほどう】 moving walkway, moving sidewalk, travelator
- 動かす 【うごかす】 to move, to shift, to stir, to budge, to change position, to inspire, to rouse, to move (e.g. feeling), to influence, to change, to alter, to deny, to operate, to set in motion, to get going, to mobilize (e.g. troops), to mobilise, to deploy, to manage (e.g. funds)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- るぎ
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
- mover
- movimiento
- moverse
- trasladar
Portuguese
- mover
- movimento
- mudança
- jáfusão
- trocar
- agitar
French
- bouger
- mouvement
- changement
- confusion
- secouer
| 296 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 384 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 362 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 86 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 730 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 169 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 130 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 231 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 231 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 64 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 221 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2232 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1163 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1583 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1692 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2390 | Morohashi |
| 1778 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 549 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1676 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1806 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 47 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 385 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2245 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2g9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-2 | SKIP code |
| 2412.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 52d5 | Unicode hex code |